When other people heard that they could get a small cookie for free when they bought one cent, they immediately increased their orders. Those who had originally planned to buy two or three cents to satisfy their cravings immediately doubled or trebled their orders. After all, small cakes and biscuits are cheap and last longer, and ordinary people like to take advantage of small bargains.
When Yang Dahua arrived, she found that the shop was empty. There were about ten people lining up: "Haiyan."
Yang Haiyan: "Sister Dahua is here, Aunt Hong, give Sister Dahua a bowl of milk tea, and a green bean cake and a red bean cake."
Aunt Hong: "Yes, yes."
Yang Dahua quickly said, "No, no, I've already had breakfast."
Yang Haiyan pulled her to sit inside and said, "These mung bean cakes and red bean cakes are newly made, just like your yellow bean cakes, but with different fillings. You can try them. Also, this milk tea can only be kept for half an hour. If you keep it for too long, it will lose its nutrition. I've prepared 20 bowls today, but no one is buying it right now. It's just sitting there anyway, so just drink it. Don't be polite to me."
Hearing her say this, Yang Dahua became impolite.
It must be said that the white and thick milk tea exudes a fragrance. When customers who come to buy dim sum see it, they will ask curiously, but when they hear that a bowl costs three cents and it will lose its nutrition if you don’t drink it in half an hour, they will think twice. Yang Haiyan found that milk tea is not suitable at this time. The milk tea made now is directly brewed with milk powder, which means it can be stored for a long time, but her milk tea is brewed with goat milk and can only be stored for one hour. Based on today’s situation, she decided to cross milk tea out of tomorrow’s dim sum.
During Chenshi (7:00-9:00), customers come one after another. It's all due to Aunt Hong's promotion that day, and passers-by come in after hearing that the dim sum is cheap. At Chenshi, because everyone is out buying vegetables, the flow of people is relatively large. After Chenshi, the number of people gradually decreases.
When there were no customers, Yang Haiyan said, "Aunt Fan, pour out the milk tea. We won't make milk tea tomorrow. When you make snacks tomorrow, you can drink the extra goat milk to replenish your body."
Aunt Fan: "All these have fallen down?" What a pity.
Yang Haiyan: "It's fallen. Hygiene is the first condition for doing business. Don't bring expired or spoiled food. Goat milk has no nutrition after half an hour, and it will spoil after an hour, so you can't drink it. Although it won't be fatal, it will upset your stomach. When we run a shop to do business, especially when it comes to food, we must not go against our conscience."
When Aunt Fan heard that it would go bad and would give her diarrhea if she drank it, she gave up the idea and quickly took it to the backyard and dumped it out.
Seeing this, Yang Dahua couldn't help but say, "Haiyan, you are so particular." She felt bad that so much goat milk was spilled. But as Haiyan said, you must not do business against your conscience.
Yang Haiyan smiled and said, "Sister Dahua, what do you think of this shop?"
Yang Dahua: "Very good, this is a shop." Unfortunately, she didn't have any skills. If she had skills and conditions, she would also like to buy a shop. "By the way, Haiyan, how much did you pay for this shop?"
Yang Haiyan: "This shop has a yard. I bought it for 34 taels of silver. The yard is in the back. Do you want to go there?"
Yang Dahua: “Okay.”
Yang Haiyan took Yang Dahua to the backyard. The yard was tidy and clean. Uncle Hong was taking care of the children, but he was standing near the main gate of the yard so as not to disturb the female members.
Yang Dahua was laughing, feeling deeply touched. When she was in Yang's house, she thought Haiyan was different. She thought that since everyone married a centurion, they were the same. But now, they were still different. "Haiyan, did Centurion Qin give you the money to buy the yard?"
Yang Haiyan thought for a moment and said, "He gave me some money, and the rest was the money I got in exchange for embroidering a handkerchief."
Yang Dahua: "You are really willing to spend thirty-four taels of silver to buy this yard. I really can't bear it." It's true that she can't bear it, and it's also true that she doesn't have the money. Han Zhen also gave her some silver, and with the money she earned from selling handkerchiefs in the county town, she still didn't have four taels of silver.
Thinking of this, Yang Dahua said again: "Haiyan, I will take your batch of snacks to the county town to sell tomorrow, is that okay with you?"
Yang Haiyan: "Of course, what kind of snacks do you want?" Yang Haiyan thought to herself that she had been here for more than a month and had never been to the county town. She also wanted to go to the county town tomorrow to see it.
Yang Dahua: "I want two kilograms of small cakes and small cookies." Anyway, these can be stored for a long time. Even if I can't sell them tomorrow, there's still the day after tomorrow.
Yang Haiyan: "The total is 180 coins. Tomorrow morning, Sister Dahua, please come to the shop to pick up the goods. I don't have any stock here. I made them all early in the morning."
Yang Dahua: "Well, I'll give you the money first."
Yang Haiyan: “Okay.” I can earn thirty cents per pound of small biscuits, and sixty cents per two pounds. I can earn twenty-five cents per pound of small cakes, and fifty cents per two pounds. Together, it makes one hundred and ten cents, which is not bad.
In the shop, Zhang's mother came. It was no secret that Yang Haiyan opened a snack shop, and there was nothing to hide. So Zhang's mother overheard the conversation between Yang Haiyan and Lu's wife, and came secretly today.
"Oh, business is so good." Zhang's mother came with her younger grandson, her older granddaughter and her older grandson.
Aunt Hong came up and greeted: "Hello, customer, what can I buy?"
Zhang's mother glanced at Aunt Hong. She didn't know Aunt Hong, and Aunt Hong didn't know her either. However, Zhang's mother was very good at putting on airs: "Where is your boss's wife? I know her."
Aunt Hong: “…” The boss’s wife is in the backyard.
At this time, Aunt Fan greeted her good guest: "Ms. Zhang, you are here." Aunt Fan bought vegetables every day and sent them to the military camp family compound, and three meals a day were also cooked in the military camp family compound, so she knew Zhang's mother and had seen her and greeted her. In addition, she was also there when the wild boar was born, so she was naturally familiar with her.
Zhang's mother felt comfortable being called "Mr. Zhang" by Aunt Fan. In the eyes of these common people, isn't she, the mother of a centurion, a mistress? She nodded: "I brought my children to patronize your business. Where is Qin Fang's family? Why can't I see her?"
Aunt Fan: "My wife is busy in the backyard. If you need her help, I'll go get her."
Zhang's mother: "You..."
"Grandma, I want to eat this, I want to eat this..." Zhang Dabao interrupted his mother and pointed at the small cake. He had eaten this small cake before, so he was impressed.
Mother Zhang: "Okay, okay, I'll give it to you, you can eat it. Who are you looking for? Give me some small cakes. My grandson wants some."
Aunt Fan: "Mr. Zhang, our small cakes are two pieces for one penny, how many do you want?"
Zhang's mother said proudly, "Give me ten dollars."
Zhang Dabao: "Ten yuan, ten yuan, I'll eat them all."
Mother Zhang coaxed her grandson: "Yes, yes, yes, I'll give it to you. I'll give it all to you."
Aunt Fan: "Ten small cakes, please wait... Ten small cakes cost five cents in total. We are having a promotion today, so we will give you five small cookies for free. Please take them."
Zhang Dabao: "Give it to me, give it to me."
Mother Zhang took the oil paper directly and quickly took out a piece for Zhang Dabao: "Eat it, eat slowly, don't choke."
Zhang Dabao: "It's soft, so you won't choke."
The little girl next to him watched Zhang Dabao eat. She swallowed but didn't say anything.
Zhang Dabao ate one piece at a time very quickly and started eating the second piece right away.
Zhang's mother: "Eat slowly, eat slowly, you child..." As she spoke, she added, "We're leaving first. I'm afraid the child will choke if he eats too fast. Let's take him back to drink some water."
Aunt Fan hurriedly said, "Mr. Zhang, you haven't paid for the cake yet."
Zhang's mother: "I'll give Qin Fang a home later." After saying that, she hurried away holding her grandson.
Aunt Fan chased after her: "Mrs. Zhang...Mrs. Zhang..." She was dumbfounded. This old lady was... She was from a wealthy family after all. Besides, she had experienced such things, so she was naturally more cautious than others. She knew what Mrs. Zhang was going to do. It was obvious that she didn't want to give the money. Thinking of this, Aunt Fan hurried into the backyard: "Mrs. Zhang."
Yang Haiyan and Yang Dahua had also finished the discussion, and when they heard Aunt Fan coming, they asked, "What's wrong?"
Aunt Fan: “This is what happened…” She told the story of Zhang’s mother.
Yang Haiyan was not angry after hearing this, but found it funny: "It's okay, let's talk about it in a few days, just see if she has any shame."
Yang Dahua joked: "I think she must be shameless."
Not long after, Lu's wife came. The snack shop was opening today, and Lu's wife came to join in the fun and bring joy to Yang Haiyan. She bought ten coins' worth of snacks. If it were normal, Lu's wife would not be willing to buy so much, but she had just sold more than 100 catties of wild boar meat a few days ago and earned two taels of silver, so she was willing to spend.
noon
When it was lunch time, Qin Fang went to the back door to get his lunch box. When he walked to the back door, several centurions looked at him with envy.
"Ah..." a centurion sighed, "Little Qin is so lucky. In the past, he had a wife to bring him food, and now he has servants to bring him food."
"That's right. I can't even support myself, let alone buy someone."
"It's because Xiao Qin's wife is so great. What does Xiao Qin have? I despise men who live off women the most." Some people are envious, and naturally some people are jealous.
"Come on, if there's a free meal, I'll eat it too."
"That's right. Not only is Xiao Qin's wife beautiful, she is also very kind to Xiao Qin. You can't find her even with a lantern."
"That's right."
Qin Fang naturally didn't know what some people were talking about behind his back, and even if they did, he wouldn't take it seriously. It was useless to be jealous of others, he knew his wife was good, so he had to work hard to climb up in order to repay her.
Uncle Hong had been waiting at the back door. When he saw Qin Fang coming out, he took the lunch box from the donkey cart and said, "Master."
The 20-year-old young master Qin Fang was not used to this address at first, but now he has gotten used to it: "Well. How is the store today?" He knew that his wife's store was opening today, and he was afraid that the poor business would make his wife worried. So he was worried about her all morning, thinking about how he would comfort her after returning home.
Uncle Hong: "Business was good when I came. Biscuits and cakes sold very well. No one bought the glutinous rice ball milk tea. I gave some to everyone and threw away the rest. And there's also the matter about Mr. Zhang..."
Qin Fang nodded and said nothing more. After he finished his meal, he gave the lunch box to Uncle Hong and went in.
Qin Fang ate faster because he didn't have to queue up for food. By the time he was done, some people hadn't gotten their turn yet and were lining up in a long queue outside the kitchen door. There was no other way. A military camp with 50,000 people, even if there were several mess halls, the queues were still long.
Some people lined up, some people received their meals and ate on the ground. Qin Fang looked at them. He was one of them once.
When Qin Fang came back, someone started to make a noise again: "Qin Fang, what did you eat today?"
"Qin Fang, come and try to eat?"
"Qin Fang, what does your wife do? Did she buy servants for you to use?"
Anyone who calls Qin Fang's name is either a centurion like Qin Fang, or a centurion above him.
Qin Fang: "Okay, let's practice after an hour." His wife said that one should not do heavy exercise within an hour after a meal, as it is bad for the body. If it were before, they would practice when they were free, right after a meal, but now he listened to his wife.
"An hour later? What are you going to do?"
Qin Fang: "Read the books." He found a place to sit down. He had not yet learned all the characters in the three books his wife bought him: the Three Character Classic, the Hundred Family Surnames, and the Thousand Character Classic. His wife said that she would buy him a book on military strategy when he learned all the characters here. If he came to serve in the army at the age of 16, it was because of the court's regulations and he had no choice. But over the years, he really liked to join the army and kill the enemy on the battlefield. On the battlefield, he seemed to have found the meaning of his existence.
Of course, he has now found another meaning for himself. He wants to become stronger, get promoted, make money, and support a wife.
“… We are rough people, why do we pretend to be scholars? Really.” Some people disagreed.
"That's right, you can do it, what's the harm in having a few more books?"
"That's right."
Of course, there were also people who spoke up for Qin Fang: "Why, you still don't allow others to read books?"
"That is, if you don't want to read, don't stop others."
Qin Fang was not a talkative person. He ignored those who said sarcastic words to him, but he remembered those who spoke up for him.
After Han Zhen finished his meal, he came to sit next to Qin Fang and asked, "What book are you reading?"
Qin Fang gave Han Zhen the Thousand Characters in his country.
Han Zhen was a little surprised, and then joked: "Why are you not studying? Do you want to take the exam to be the top martial arts champion?" The top martial arts champion is not only about powerful martial arts, the martial arts exam involves knowledge such as the art of war, so reading and literacy are necessary.
Qin Fang shook his head: "There was no chance before, but now there is. It's good to read more books. My wife knows how to read, and she taught me." When he said this, he didn't feel ashamed, but proud.
Han Zhen sighed: "You are just lucky. Do you think everyone can marry a literate wife like you?" Although they all knew that Qin Fang had married a good wife, after really understanding her, they were really envious. Qin Fang's wife was not only virtuous, but also cooked delicious food, and could earn money by herself. Now she has bought servants. More importantly, she is beautiful.
People are visually oriented, and it is natural for men to like beautiful women. For example, Han Zhen thinks Yang Dahua is very good. Although Yang Dahua is not very good-looking, she is also very virtuous and often goes to the county to sell handkerchiefs and purses to earn money. He is very satisfied to marry such a wife. However, if Yang Dahua could be more beautiful, he would naturally like her more.
Qin Fang smiled.
Han Zhen looked at his hard profile and fell into deep thought. Although they grew up together as brothers, his life was not as good as Qin Fang's. Qin Fang was the eldest son and grandson of the Qin family. He grew up in the love of his grandparents, father and mother. And what about him? His biological mother died early, and his father married a stepmother. This time, he served in the army to replace his father.
Han Zhen knew very well that if he didn't leave the village, his life would probably be like this, so when his father and stepmother asked him to serve in the army, he didn't object, because only if he left the village, they wouldn't be able to control him.
In fact, his choice was right.
Since he started his military service, he hadn't received a single letter from home, and he naturally wouldn't write to them. Even after becoming a centurion, he kept all his money for himself, unlike Qin Fang who would bring it home. He also told Qin Fang not to mention his affairs in the letter.
He had lived an unhappy life since childhood, so naturally he would not use the money he earned with his life to support his stepmother and others.
In the past, he envied Qin Fang very much. Later, when they got married and the news of Yang Haiyan committing suicide by taking poison on their wedding night came out, he still blindly sympathized with Qin Fang. But in the blink of an eye, Qin Fang became the person that he and everyone envied.
Why…
Qin Fang studied hard. He tried to recognize all the characters in Thousand Character Classic by October, and started studying military books in November.
After reading for about an hour, Qin Fang put the book away and kicked Han Zhen who was sleeping next to him: "Get up and stretch your muscles."
Han Zhen opened his eyes: "Okay."
Of course, they are not on duty for patrols, as there are soldiers below for patrols. They are on duty to ensure that they are in the barracks, and they can arrange what to do by themselves. So they are training for many things.
Qin Fang: "I'm not going to fight with you today. I'm going to fight with Zhang Baifu. We'll take turns fighting with him."
Han Zhen blinked, then put his hand on Qin Fang's shoulder and asked secretly, "What did he do to you?" Han Zhen was not as tall as Qin Fang, so he put his hand on Qin Fang's shoulder, which made Qin Fang very uncomfortable, so he just pushed his hand away. "No."
Han Zhen didn't believe it. Don't think Qin Fang went to his parents, he was a bad guy. Would parents hide private money? Everyone in the village knew about the fact that Qin Fang wrote a letter to his family at the end of last year and brought silver. Because the Qin family sent two children to learn to read, according to the Qin family, it was the money Qin Fang earned and brought back. So his father also sent him a letter, asking him if he had a monthly allowance.
Han Zhen found it funny when he received the letter. He was not a fool. He would send money home every month. So he did not even reply to the letter. But he asked Qin Fang and learned that Qin Fang brought home three taels of silver, so he also knew that Qin Fang hid some private money. A man who would hide private money is an old man? Impossible. Besides, they grew up together, and he knew Qin Fang very well.
The two found Zhang Baifu who was chatting on the side. Zhang Baifu was chatting with everyone enthusiastically when he felt a shadow above his head. He looked up and saw Qin Fang and Han Zhen: "What are you two doing?"
Qin Fang: "Brother Zhang, let's have some sparring."
Zhang Baifu stood up and said, "Okay." He knew that he was not Qin Fang's opponent, but their competition was not to risk their lives, but to train themselves, so why not
So, after the competition, Zhang Baifu was paralyzed.
Originally, after sparring with Qin Fang, he went off the field to rest. But Han Zhen came and challenged him, saying that sparring with Qin Fang instead of him was a sign of looking down on him. What could Zhang Baifu do? He endured it and went up.
Although they had only sparred twice, he was beaten badly by Qin Fang in the first sparring match. If they were not on good terms and he was a subordinate of a thousand-man captain, he would have suspected that he had offended Qin Fang.
Zhang Baifu pulled his mouth, wanting to drink water, but his mouth hurt as soon as he opened it. The bruises at the corners of his mouth showed how miserable he was. Qin Fang, this kid, was so fierce today. He must have eaten □□.
Speaking of which, among those who have fought under the command of a thousand men, Qin Fang and Han Zhen are the best, and they have a very good relationship. I still remember when they first came to the barracks, an old soldier came to them to spar, but they beat him so hard that he couldn't get up. In the barracks, it is common for old soldiers to demonstrate against new soldiers, and it is also tacitly approved by the superiors, which can boost morale. But there has never been such a miserable class, so Qin Fang and Han Zhen became famous.
From then on, there were many old soldiers who came to cause trouble for them, but gradually, they were afraid of being beaten by them.
Qin Fang beat up Zhang Baifu and felt better. His wife worked hard to run the shop, but was taken advantage of by Zhang's mother. As a grown man, he couldn't argue with Zhang's mother, so could he not argue with Zhang Baifu? The son should pay the mother's debt, which has existed since ancient times.
Qin Fang sat aside and took out the Thousand Character Classic to continue learning Chinese characters.
Han Zhen was bored, so he went to find someone to continue his training.
There were two men standing in the corner, one of them was the captain of a thousand men, and the other looked very noble, his demeanor far beyond that of the average son of aristocratic family. However, he was also different from the average son of aristocratic family, with a bit of murderous aura on his face, which made people realize at a glance that he had walked through a pile of dead bodies.
"Is this person Qin Fang?"
Captain Ao Qianfu said: "Yes, Prince, he is Qin Fang. He is brave and resourceful, and he is also very motivated. When he first came, he couldn't read, and he pestered us who could read to teach him. Now he has married a wife, and his wife can read, so he asked his wife to teach him."
It turns out that this noble man is the son of Yonghou Hou. He was born in Yongzhou and grew up in the military camp. He followed Yonghou Hou to the battlefield at the age of twelve. The 50,000 soldiers in Yongzhou are loyal to Yonghou Hou and are privately called the Yongjia Army for a reason. As the next leader of the Yongjia Army, the son of Yonghou Hou grew up with the soldiers, and this feeling is self-evident. Besides, these 50,000 soldiers are still supported by the private property of Yonghou Hou Mansion. For the soldiers, a good emperor is not as important as a good general.
Although Qin Fang was famous for his ability to beat Han Zhen when he first joined the military camp, who was the Prince of Yongyi? Naturally, he would not notice this new soldier. This time, he noticed Qin Fang because of the soap recipe mentioned by the Prince's wife. The soap recipe had been in the Prince's wife's country for more than half a month. The soap had been made, and some of it had been put on the market in other places. The profit was very good, which shocked the Prince of Yongyi.
In fact, even if the Yongli Marquis's Mansion had more private property, it couldn't support these 50,000 soldiers. The seemingly bright and beautiful Yongli Marquis's Mansion was almost an empty box inside. The accumulation of several generations was spent on these 50,000 soldiers. Even the private property produced by the dowry shop of the wife of Yongli Marquis and the wife of the Crown Prince was used to make up for it. But they couldn't tell these hardships. Once they told them, the army would be in chaos.
Therefore, the fact that Yang Haiyan's soap recipe could generate huge profits was really a timely relief for the Yongyi Marquis's Mansion.
Therefore, when the Crown Prince's wife mentioned it, the Crown Prince remembered it. Today, I came to see Qin Fang on purpose, and happened to see Qin Fang's performance during the sparring. With his strong arms and tall and resolute body, the fighting power he showed really satisfied the Crown Prince. "You will make a move at the end of the year. Do you have a candidate in mind?"
Captain Ao Qianfu said: "Yes, I have always liked Qin Fang and wanted to mention it to the prince."
In the original novel, Captain Ao Qian also liked Qin Fang, but because of the original incident, he could only give up with regret and chose Han Zhen. It is also very important for a man to have a virtuous wife at home so that he can struggle without worries.
Yongzhou has 50,000 soldiers and five captains of ten thousand men. However, there is no such title in the court. The title of captain of ten thousand men is only a definition in the military camp. In the court, the captain of ten thousand men is appointed by the emperor and is granted the title of fifth-rank guerrilla general. The captain of ten thousand men is appointed by the emperor, and although the captain of a thousand men is the seventh rank, it is reported by the military camp and drafted by the Ministry of War, and does not need to be approved by the emperor.
Although the 50,000 generals of Yongzhou are called the Yong Family Army and are loyal to the Yongyi Marquis Mansion, they do not rule out the infiltration of other forces here. After all, a thousand-man commander needs the approval of the Ministry of War, and a ten-thousand-man commander needs the approval of the emperor.
Therefore, people like the Prince of Yongyi would select their confidants in the military camp a long time ago, and then promote them step by step. Usually, his confidants were selected from the common people who served in the army. Only soldiers from the common people would not be wooed by other forces when they served in the army, because no one knew when the soldier would die. Other forces would not be so attentive. Only when this person became famous would other forces try to win him over.
Captain Ao Qianfu was one of the confidants of Prince Yonglihou.
Yongyihou Shizi: "Well, how does his country rank among the ten people in your country?"
Captain Ao Qianfu said: "Only Han Zhen is worthy of it."
The Prince of Yongyi said: "We should hold an open competition to select the captain of a thousand men, so as not to cause scandal."
Captain Ao Qian was anxious: "What if..."
Yongyihou Shizi: "I think he is more aggressive than Han Zhen. If you give him a chance, he will seize it."
Captain Ao Qianfu: "Yes."
The two met and talked privately, and no one knew about it. After the Yongyi Marquis left, Captain Ao Qianfu stood there for a while and then left as well.
…
Yang Haiyan was calculating the profits for the day in her study. The dim sum shop closed at 6:30 pm (4:30 p.m.). Aunt Fan and Aunt Hong had been busy since the first light of day. Because the mung bean cakes, red bean cakes, and yellow bean cakes were made that day, they got up early, so Yang Haiyan closed the shop early as well. Besides, their working hours today had exceeded ten hours, and the sales of the small cakes and biscuits in the shop had exceeded her ideal quota, so Yang Haiyan was very satisfied.
However, apart from the small cakes and biscuits, the sales of mung bean cakes, red bean cakes and yellow bean cakes were not ideal, and even less than four kilograms of each were sold. Her original idea was to ration two kilograms of each snack per day. Now, the small cakes and biscuits can be rationed to two kilograms per day, but only one kilogram of mung bean cakes, red bean cakes and yellow bean cakes is enough. After all, on the first day of opening, the sales did not reach twice the usual amount, so it is impossible to have sales of two kilograms on normal days.
Overall, today's profit was pretty good. After deducting the cost, I made more than one or two taels a day. Yang Haiyan put the profit she made today into the box. Just as she put it away, she heard Aunt Fan's voice from outside: "Grandpa is back."
Qin Fang is back
Yang Haiyan walked out of the study happily and greeted him: "You're back. Are you tired? Aunt Fan, pour me a cup of warm water to quench my thirst, and add some fine salt in it." This man would train every day in the barracks, and he would walk for an hour when he came back. The total amount of exercise he did every day was not small, so drinking salt water can replenish the sodium lost in sweat during exercise, which is good for the body.
Aunt Fan smiled and said, "Here I come."
Qin Fang really enjoyed Yang Haiyan's careful care of him. Although he didn't know why he had to drink salt water, his wife was knowledgeable and it was always right to listen to her. Qin Fang drank the salt water and handed the bowl to Aunt Fan: "How is the shop today?" It was the first day of the dim sum shop's business, and he was afraid that his wife would be under a lot of pressure.
Yang Haiyan: "Not bad. After deducting the cost, the profit is one or two silver coins. But today is a promotion, and everyone bought a lot. What they bought today is enough for everyone to eat for a few days, so the business will not be good in the next few days."
Qin Fang was stunned. One tael of silver was his monthly salary. He once again realized his inadequacy. A sharp light flashed in his deep eyes. He must work harder. However, soldiers need military merit to climb up. During the period without war, it means that there is no military merit, so it is useless to be anxious. What he can do is to lay a good foundation before the war. For example, train every day to improve his martial arts, learn to read every day, and then learn the art of war to make himself understand more combat skills.
Just at this moment, a loud shout came from next door.
"Dashan, Dashan, what happened to your face? Oh my God, who hit you?" Zhang's mother's scream was horrifying.
Zhang Baifu: "It was a hit during training, it's nothing."
Mother Zhang hurried to boil eggs, intending to use them to remove the bruises on Zhang Baifu's face: "How come nothing happened? You slap your face, the other party is really vicious, is he going to beat you to death? Did you ask him to pay for the medical expenses?"
Zhang's mother's yelling was so loud that Zhang Baifu was busy trying to stop her, fearing that the neighbors would hear it and make a scene: "Sparring is a military camp rule, and anyone can hurt anyone. What right do you have to interfere? What if the military camp finds out and asks me to retire? Besides, the opponent's injury is more serious than mine. He probably won't be able to get out of bed for three days." Zhang Baifu was bragging, praying in his heart that Qin Fang wouldn't hear it.
However, he spoke so softly that Qin Fang really didn't hear it. But when Qin Fang heard what Zhang's mother said, he pulled the corner of his mouth and thought that he could find Zhang Baifu to learn from him again tomorrow.
After dinner, the couple stood in the yard to digest the food for a while. Afterwards, Qin Fang read and learned to read, while Yang Haiyan exercised for a quarter of an hour. When it was time to go to bed at night, Yang Haiyan told Qin Fang about the history of the country.
the next day
Qin Fang went to the military camp, and Yang Haiyan went to the snack shop. Aunt Fan and Aunt Hong had already laid out the snacks for the day. According to Yang Haiyan's instructions, the small cakes and small biscuits weighed two kilograms each, and the other three kinds of biscuits weighed one kilogram each. Uncle Hong went to cut grass and cut fresh grass to feed the sheep.
After a while, Yang Dahua came over: "Haiyan, I'm here to order snacks."
She only ordered two kilograms of small cakes and biscuits and would go to the county town later.
Yang Haiyan: "Sister Dahua is here, and the snacks are ready. I will also go to the county town later. Uncle Hong will drive the donkey cart to take me there. You can go with me. I can take you with me when I come back."
When Yang Dahua heard this, she realized that it was much faster than an hour's walk. "Okay, I'll trouble you."
Yang Haiyan: "There is goat milk in the pot. Sister Dahua should drink a bowl of it. It can replenish the body."
Yang Dahua quickly refused: "No, no." A bowl of wine cost three cents, how could she feel comfortable drinking it for free.
Yang Haiyan: "When you squeeze out too much goat milk, it will go bad if you don't drink it. Don't be polite to me. Besides, goat milk is good for the body and is the best for us women. Drinking more goat milk will make your skin whiter."
When Yang Dahua heard that her skin would become whiter, she was a little tempted. She used to be a maid, cleaning and washing clothes every day, so she was often exposed to the sun. Although her skin was not dark, it was not as white and tender as Yang Haiyan's. Every woman wanted to be whiter, and Yang Dahua naturally did the same: "I'll give you some silver."
Yang Haiyan: "Drinking goat milk won't make your skin white in one or two days. You have to drink it for a long time, at least three months to see the effect." In fact, you have to drink it all year round. Yang Haiyan doesn't know whether it can make your skin white in three months, but it is certain that your skin will become smooth. When Yang Dahua sees her skin become smooth, how can she not be happy
When Yang Dahua heard this, she immediately backed off: "How long do you have to drink?" She was willing to drink for a day or two, after all, she was making money now, but after drinking for so long, she felt sorry for the money. Of course, she was not willing to drink for free, because people have a face and skin, how could she feel embarrassed
Yang Haiyan looked at her and naturally understood a little: "Sister Dahua, how about this, I will give you a bowl of goat milk every day, and charge you a penny. You can try drinking it for a month. If you feel it’s good, you can continue to drink it?” She did it for free anyway, so she didn’t mind giving it to Yang Dahua for free, but she also knew that Yang Dahua didn’t want to take advantage of her, so she just charged a penny for it as a token of her gratitude. Anyway, a penny was earned for her, and for Yang Dahua, it would be acceptable in terms of her dignity. Otherwise, if she ate other people’s food for free, she would always be inferior to them.
Yang Dahua heard that it was only 30 wen a month. She could earn about 50 wen by selling handkerchiefs and purses in the county town every ten days, and 150 wen a month. So she could afford to spend 30 wen on goat milk. After thinking about it, Yang Dahua said, "Okay." After all, women love beauty.